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Announcing #tal13 – the annual unconference with Talk About Local 8 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
We’re excited to announce the 2013 Talk About Local unconference – and we’ve got something a bit special lined up for this year. Our annual The post Announcing #tal13 – the annual unconference with T...
Six Teesside facts for #Tal13 travellers 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
If you’ve never been to Middlesbrough before, here’s six things you need to know about Teesside before you set off. - Teesside has a wonderful, The post Six Teesside facts for #Tal13 travellers appea...
Factory fortnight in Northampton in the 1950s-1960s and then in decline – interview 5 Aug 2013 | 03:39 pm
Our local history piece and map on factory fortnight, Wakes week etc has sparked some lovely memories from people maybe in the 40s now who The post Factory fortnight in Northampton in the 1950s-1960s...
Test NewsPad, Experimental Software for Local Blogging 30 Jul 2013 | 08:12 pm
I’ve bumped into Nate a few times over the years – he’s a researcher at MIT and elsewhere with a passion for local media. His The post Test NewsPad, Experimental Software for Local Blogging appeared ...
Did your town have a ‘factory fortnight’ when everything shut down altogether? Tell us about it… 30 Jul 2013 | 07:53 pm
Talk About Local is mapping part of the social history of the industrial era when whole towns would shut down for two week summer holiday The post Did your town have a ‘factory fortnight’ when everyt...
Richmondshire Council to take votes on filming request 19 Jul 2013 | 02:30 pm
An update to the whole council filming issue we’re tracking here comes today from my own local authority, Richmondshire District Council. Following a request in The post Richmondshire Council to take...
National media picks up on local council filming issue 16 Jul 2013 | 04:38 pm
The national media is starting to pick up on the unfolding story of members of the public challenging their local authorities over the right to The post National media picks up on local council filmi...
Map, apps and the challenge of building perfect council websites discussed 12 Jul 2013 | 02:23 pm
The vital role that visualising data onto maps can have for people delivering services was the starting point for a wider discussion on delivery based The post Map, apps and the challenge of building...
How big is the local web in Scotland? 3 Jul 2013 | 03:07 pm
There are some great independent local websites in Scotland that give their community a voice online. They range from the new MyTuriff (even the Turra The post How big is the local web in Scotland? a...
The internet and dogged local campaigning – is this ‘new model activism’? 2 Jul 2013 | 09:10 pm
There was a point in 2006 where I was determined to photograph every dog turd, needle, broken street light, abandoned car and discarded condom in The post The internet and dogged local campaigning – ...
